Michael and Bess experience young love, but Michael and his father must return home from Hatch Island. The trip may be longer than they realize:
Bill Prindle, Somewhere Beyond the Sea, part 6; part 7.

ShortStories

Don’t mock birds. The owl has the last hoot:
Walter Kwiatkowski, The Joke.

New contributorSusanne Thomas has Rebekah and her three children leave their crowded, inner-city apartment for a seemingly beautiful house in the suburbs, one that is complete with A White Picket Fence, part 1; conclusion.

FlashFiction

When you’ve jumped out of the frying pan, be sure to have bus fare out of the fire:
Gary Clifton, Home Free.